USAID – SENEGAL: Request For Information / Demande de renseignement: USAID Sahel Resilience

USAID is starting the design of a new regional resilience activity for the Sahel in Burkina Faso, Chad, The Gambia, and Mauritania. The USAID/Senegal/Sahel Regional Office is reaching out to stakeholders and interested parties to obtain comments and suggestions in order to incorporate relevant information, local perspectives and experiences, and innovative approaches to support this … [Read more…]

U.S. Government Launches USAID Youth Empowerment Activity in Western Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan

On March 30 in Wau, USAID Mission Director for South Sudan Kate Crawford launched the USAID Youth Empowerment Activity, a four-year, $43.5 million initiative that will help youth in South Sudan—including girls and young women—gain knowledge and skills that will enable them to lead healthy, engaged, and productive lives. It will empower a diverse group of … [Read more…]

How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts.

Every year, the United States sends billions of dollars in aid—and much more than any other country—to beneficiaries around the world in pursuit of its security, economic, and humanitarian interests.  Heading into 2022, U.S. foreign assistance was driven by various priorities of the Biden administration, including combating climate change, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and … [Read more…]

USAID Definitions (jargon) – Consultant, contract, contractor, grant, subaward, etc.

A consultant is an individual with specialized skills who, although not on theorganization’s payroll as an employee, provides personal services to the organization under anagreement/contract which establishes an employer-employee relationship between the organizationand the individual providing the services. Consultants are typically individuals who areexperts with excellent qualifications and are usually regarded as authorities or practitionersof … [Read more…]

Reminder (from USAID) on Small Business Subcontracting Reporting

Dear Contractors, The purpose of this letter is to remind those prime contractors whose awards contain a small business subcontracting plan to conduct the required reporting in the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS), available at eSRS.gov.  Contractors must comply with the requirements in the FAR 52.219-9 (“Small Business Subcontracting Plan”) clause found in their contract, … [Read more…]

USAID Contract Management for NGOs: An Introduction

Get insights into USAID contracts for anyone new to the process, whether you’re a partner or an NGO. Learners who are new to USAID contracts (as a partner or as an NGO), will find that this training stimulates critical thinking about, and effective decision-making for, USAID contract management implementation. This includes how to decide whether to … [Read more…]